Rate My Professor Helen Jordan

Her research interests include evidence-informed policy and practice, evaluation of complex interventions, health impact assessment, and health in all policies. Jordan has led evaluations of major health promotion programs, including the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation’s Walking School Bus and the Victorian Department of Health’s Talking Positive Fathers programs. She has conducted commissioned research for government agencies and NGOs on alcohol policy, HIV post-exposure prophylaxis, and health impacts of climate change. Notable publications encompass 'How does the subjective well-being of Australian adults with a congenital corpus callosum disorder compare with that of the general Australian population?' (2024), 'Ensuring best practice in genomics education: A theory- and empirically informed evaluation framework' (2024), 'Upstream and downstream explanations of the harms of ultra-processed foods in national dietary guidelines' (2021), 'Creating "an oasis of hope, inclusion and connection": students and stakeholders’ experiences of a pilot Recovery College' (2023), 'An integrated framework to guide evidence-informed public health policymaking' (2024), and 'Work-integrated learning and skill development in a Master of Public Health program – graduate perspectives' (2020). Her contributions advance public health evaluation and policy implementation.